DReffects2 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 I recall an option to allow guests to take part in polls. has this feature been removed? If not, how can i create a public poll?  Thanks 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Explosion Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 There is a group setting that controls the ability to create them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DReffects2 Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Nathan Explosion said: There is a group setting that controls the ability to create them. Hm yes, I see that guests can create topics and polls, but other guests cannot vote. Which group setting are you talking about? Settings for the user group "guests" or the guest permissisions within the premission matrix of the selected forum? Or am I missing something? Edited May 1, 2021 by DReffects2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opentype Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 I don’t remember that this was ever possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Explosion Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 5 hours ago, DReffects2 said: Or am I missing something? Define 'public poll' from your perspective. Mine - a poll where the votes can be seen by others. And a group can create a public poll, if I remember correctly. Yours? You've mentioned guests voting, so a definition is needed I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DReffects2 Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 15 hours ago, Nathan Explosion said: Mine - a poll where the votes can be seen by others. And a group can create a public poll, if I remember correctly. Yours? You've mentioned guests voting, so a definition is needed I think. ahh 🙂 yes, I mean a poll, where guests can vote without registration, like with guest comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Explosion Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Guests can't vote in polls, and I don't believe that has ever been possible with the software (a vote in a poll is captured against the account ID, that is how it can be seen if 'you' have voted or not - Guests don't have an account ID, and if it was tracked then it would have to be by IP address, MAC address, browser user-agent....all of can be manipulated by the user, thus introducing fake votes) Edited May 2, 2021 by Nathan Explosion Linux-Is-Best 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DReffects2 Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 Thanks for the info. I've implemented a voting via poll-maker.com for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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